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It was a busy week in golf to end May and kick off June. Scottie Scheffler did his thing as expected once he was lurking on the leaderboard and pulled away on the weekend to go back-to-back at Jack's place, Muirfield Village. The world number 1 looks primed and ready for Oakmont and the upcoming U.S. Open. Speaking of U.S. Opens, the women went to Erin Hills in Wisconsin and faced some fiery green conditions and incredibly slow play for their championship. Nelly Korda made a run, but ultimately it was Maya Stark who came away with the victory, earning her first major title. June 2nd is the longest day in golf as it is sectional qualifying around the country for the U.S. Open. We will dive into some of the great stories and also see who will not be heading to Oakmont for this years U.S. Open. Tim played Minneapolis Country Club for a special outing and he will discuss his round on a windy day in the twin cities. All that and much more on episode 142 of the Break80 Podcast. Subscribe to the Break80 Podcast on Apple, Spotify & YouTube for weekly golf content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was a busy week in the golf world this week and it began with Ben Griffin getting his first solo PGA Tour win at the Colonial Country Club. Griffin was able to hang on down the stretch for a one-stroke victory and crept closer to a possible Ryder Cup spot with the win. It is major week in women's golf as the best players in the world head to Wisconsin and Erin Hills for the U.S. Open. Mike and Tim have played Erin Hills and give a little insight into the golf course. Marc Dull stamped his name into USGA four-ball lore last week when he won a match at the amateur four-ball championship by himself. After his partner had to leave, Dull managed to win a match and then pushed his next match deep into the round until bowing out. The improbability is crazy and we are here to talk about it. We had the PGA Tour changing the tour championship, Charlie Woods with a psycho scorecard, Will Zalatoris with another back injury and the podcast guys discuss the one-man scramble they played in this week on episode 141 of the Break80 Podcast. Subscribe to the Break80 Podcast on Apple, Spotify and YouTube for weekly golf content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scottie Scheffler proved again why he is the number one player in the world as he pulled away from the field on the back nine Sunday to win his third major at Quail Hollow. The win is his first major outside the Masters and his 2nd win of the 2025 season. Jon Rahm made a charge on Sunday, but ultimately fell apart on the "Green Mile" to finish his round, allowing Scheffler to cruise to victory. We will discuss all things PGA Championship on this episode, including Bryson DeChambeau's iron play, mud balls, Rory's disappointing week, Blockie, driver testing and more. Besides the PGA Championship, podcast favorite Mimi Rhodes won for the 3rd time in 4 starts and now has a commanding lead in the Ladies European Tour order of merit. The podcast guys are about to compete in a one-man scramble this upcoming weekend and we will talk about what that entails and how to survive all those swings. Subscribe to the Break80 Podcast on Apple, Spotify and YouTube for weekly golf content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a signature win by Sepp Straka at Philadelphia Cricket Club this week, we are ready for major number 2 of the season at Quail Hollow. We are giving our thoughts on the Truist Championship this week and then moving on to what we think it will take to win at Quail Hollow. Would you take Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler and Bryson DeChambeau this week or the field? We will break down what it will take to win this week in Charlotte. When it comes to our own games, Mike struggled mightily while fighting the hooks this weekend, but he may have found a silver lining from his struggles. Subscribe to the Break80 Podcast on Apple, Spotify & YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What a difference the level of golfer makes! As world number one Scottie Scheffler was tying a PGA Tour record for lowest 72 hole score in Texas at the CJ Cup, Jeff was fighting swing thoughts in a buddies tournament in Brainerd. We will dive into Scheffler's win and if this will propel him to a run like we saw last year or if it is just a nice win on an easy course. Jeff played on a buddies trip to Brainerd and had to fight a lot of swing thoughts this weekend. We will get into how full swing issues can creep into the rest of your game on this episode. While doing that, Tim and Jeff get into their "early extension" issues and some possible fixes for it. We will of course talk some LIV Golf as Bryson won in South Korea, the LPGA Tour at Black Desert and if a gorilla could beat a grizzly bear in a fight. All this and much more on episode 138 of the Break80 Podcast. Subscribe to the Break80 Podcast on Apple, Spotify & YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former podcast guest Andrew Novak got his first win on the PGA Tour this week at the Zurich Classic at TPC Louisiana. Novak, who has played great golf this season, teamed up with Ben Griffin, who also got his first victory on tour with the win. We will talk about Novak's impressive season that has vaulted him to 34th in the world rankings and currently ninth in the American Ryder Cup standings. There was an insane finish in the LPGA Tour's first major this weekend. It had everything from flubbed chipped to short 3-putts before a winner was decided in a 5 person playoff. LIV Golf was back in Mexico this week and Joaquin Niemann won yet again to solidify his status as the best player in LIV Golf this season to date. YouTube golf had a big week with the Foreplay podcast guys playing the Keep at McLemore. We were there last month and will talk about it. No Laying Up's strapped series is about to be back and the boys are headed to west Texas. Subscribe to the Break80 Podcast on Apple, Spotify and Youtube for weekly content. The Break80 Newsletter is free and can be found at https://break80golf.substack.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joseph Bronson joins Tim on the podcast to discuss his third book, PARdon Me: 50 Years of Golf One Hole at a Time. He shares his journey in golf, wild stories from Pro-Ams over the years, his favorite destinations, and insights from his books. Perfect for golf lovers and travel enthusiasts alike, Bronson paints a vivid picture of iconic golf holes and his adventures across the U.S. and around the globe.   Subscribe to the Break80 Podcast on Apple, Spotify and YouTube for weekly golf content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Justin Thomas broke his 3 year winless drought at Harbour Town, defeating Break80 Podcast favorite and former guest Andrew Novak on the first playoff hole by sinking a 21 foot birdie putt. It is Thomas' first win since the 2022 PGA Championship at Southern Hills. We will discuss how the tournament went and give some observations both good and bad from the week that was at the RBC Heritage. Joel Dahmen had a meltdown on the last 3 holes in Punta Cana to lose to Garrick Higgo in the off field event this week. We will talk the mental side of the game and how challenging it can be for even professional golfers. It is golf season again in Minnesota and the Break80 guys are out playing. We talk about the state of our games and what we look forward to in the 2025 season. Subscribe to the Break80 Podcast on Apple, Spotify and Youtube for weekly golf content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rory McIlroy turned in one of the wildest Sunday rounds in the history of the Masters en route to winning the 89th playing of the Masters and completing the career Grand Slam. Holding a two shot lead heading into the final round, McIlroy started the day with a double bogey on the first hole and lost his lead to Bryson Dechambeau. The rollercoaster round continued all day for Rory McIlroy until the final hole where he missed a short putt for the win. Justin Rose made 10 birdies on his way to also finishing -11 and tied for the lead. On the first playoff hole, McIlroy stuffed a wedge in tight to make birdie and take home the Green Jacket. It was a wild Masters Tournament with Bryson Dechambeau playing well until Sunday when his iron play went off the rails on his way to a 75. Max Homa made his first cut in nearly 9 months and 2018 Masters champion Patrick Reed made an appearance on the leader board with a 3rd place finish. We break it all down on this episode of the Break80 Podcast. The Break80 Podcast can be found on Apple, Spotify and YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are at the halfway point in the 2025 Masters Tournament, and with moving day in a few short hours, the stars have shown up for the 89th Masters. After a couple disappointing double bogeys to finish his first round, Rory McIlroy came back with a sterling 66 on Friday to climb back up the leaderboard and back into the conversation heading into the weekend. Will this be the year he gets the monkey off his back and completes the grand slam? Bryson Dechambeau also played a much cleaner round on Friday than he did the previous day and finds himself a shot back of the leader after 36 holes. Can the YouTube star find a way to put on the Green Jacket this Sunday. Scottie Scheffler was frustrated at times, but played well enough to hang around heading into the weekend. Leader Justin Rose has to know that the world number one player is lurking, just 3 shots back of his lead. We will talk about the stories so far, including Fred Couples and Bernhard Langer battling to try to made the cut at ages 65 & 67 at the same time, young spaniard Javier Ballestar got in hot water for urinating into Rae's Creek. We will talk this and many more topics, including our predictions on this Masters midway point episode of the Break80 Podcast. The Break80 Podcast can be found on Apple, Spotify and YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Masters week is finally here and we have John Ellis joining us live from Augusta National to talk about the playing of the 89th Masters Tournament. John is the caddie for the current number 11th ranked player in the world, Wyndham Clark. He will give insight into what he is seeing from the course so far this week, what it takes to win at Augusta National and how his guy Wyndham Clark is preparing for the tournament. If you are looking for some insight into the golf course and the tournament, this is the episode for you. Subscribe to the Break80 Podcast on Apple, Spotify and YouTube for weekly golf content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a brief recap of the Valero Texas Open and LIV Miami, we are talking all things Augusta National this week as we preview the 89th Masters. Augusta National is once again ready to host the first major of the year. We go through any changes to the golf course or its setup, and discuss whether anyone can beat Scottie Scheffler at a course that suits his game so perfectly. Will this be the year that Rory finally has his breakthrough at Augusta? He comes into the Masters in top form and looking primed for the elusive Green Jacket. Will it be a coronation for Rory or another year of heartbreak? We will talk about who can possibly win the tournament from the players in the field and other interesting storylines from this years playing of the Masters. Subscribe to the Break80 Podcast on Apple, Spotify and YouTube for weekly golf content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After building a 5 stroke lead in the final round, Min Woo Lee avoided a major meltdown and a birdie barrage by world number one Scottie Scheffler to secure his first PGA Tour victory at Memorial Park in Houston. Besides Lee and Scheffler, Rory McIlroy made a Sunday charge with 8 straight 3's on the scorecard to come roaring back from a slow Thursday round for a top 5 finish. We will discuss all the events topics from Min Woo Lee's drive on 16 to Alejandro Tosti's antics in the final group. In the wildest event of the week on the DP World Tour, the Hero Indian Open at the DLF Golf and Country Club only had 3 players finish under par and almost 70 rounds at 80 or above. We will talk all about this wild event on a crazy golf course. Tim breaks down this week in YouTube golf, including the Wes Bryan vs. Jason Day match. With LIV Golf having a creator classic this week, we look at the question, will the creator classics need to adjust to be sustainable? Subscribe to the Break80 Podcast on Apple, Spotify & YouTube for weekly golf content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The boys were back on the road this last week when they headed down to the Chattanooga area to play some great golf courses. In this episode, Mike is joined by Javi to talk about the trip, one in which we played Chattanooga Country Club, Sweetens Cove, McLemore Resort's new course called the Keep and finished the trip off by playing Lookout Mountain Club, which is a Seth Raynor golf course on top of the mountain, which was recently renovated/completed by Tyler Rae and Kyle Franz. Some stories will be told, tips given, courses reviewed and talked about and much more on this travel talk episode. Subscribe to the Break80 Podcast on Apple, Spotify & YouTube for weekly golf content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rory McIlroy kept his hot 2025 season going with a Monday morning finish in a playoff beating JJ Spaun to capture the Players Championship. McIlroy was able to win the tournament without his best stuff, which should scare the rest of the tour and set Rory up for a huge year on tour. We dive into the championship to give our reactions to a variety of things, including another Creator Classic that had some good golf and some bad golf at TPC Sawgrass. LIV Golf was back at it this week in Singapore and Joaquin Niemann came away with his second victory of the season. This victory prompted Phil Mickelson to make some wild comments on social media about Jaco being the number one player in the world. Finally, Donald Trump claimed to have won another club championship this past weekend and we are here for the comments on the social media sites. This and more on episode 132 of the Break80 Podcast. You can subscribe on Apple, Spotify and YouTube for weekly golf content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Global Head of Engineering for Golf Pride Greg Cavill, comes on the podcast to discuss the NEW Max Align Grips, the Golf Pride philosophy and new golf technology. There is so much more to a golf grip than just rubber and Cavill goes into detail about when to change grips, the benefit of fresh grips and some of the tours favorites.  Subscribe to the Break80 Podcast on Apple, Spotify & YouTube for weekly golf content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Arnold Palmer Invitational once again gave the best players in the world a stiff challenge and Russell Henley used a timely chip-in eagle on the 16th hole to surge to the victory at Bay Hill. Henley was helped by Collin Morikawa's short game woes on the back 9 Sunday en route to a one shot victory. We will dive deep into what makes Bay Hill's setup so challenging for even the best players in the world. Tim has played the course, so he will give some inside knowledge into the setup and some holes that are specifically challenging. On the LIV golf circuit, Sergio Garcia got a win in Hong Kong, but the bigger story may be that Dustin Johnson took last place. We will discuss if this is the end for Dustin Johnson, if he even cares that he is playing horrible or will he resurrect his game at say Augusta National. Subscribe to the Break80 Podcast on Apple, Spotify & YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Every wonder what it was like working with Tiger Woods in the 90's? If so, we got the guy for you. Larry Bobka has been in the golf club business for over 40 years. He has worked with Wilson and Titleist among other companies. Larry will give us some great stories, among them, fitting a young Tiger Woods once he was signed by Titleist. Larry gives some stories and tips from a lifetime of club fitting and boy has it changed. The days of banging clubs on curbs to bend them has been replaced by all sorts of data and equipment to build clubs to precise measurements for individual players. Larry will talk about both the good ole days and the newer generation of fitters. If you listen long enough, you will even get a great Tiger Woods story from Arby's! Subscribe to the Break80 Podcast on Apple, Spotify and YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Highsmith went from barely making the cut to his first PGA Tour win with an exemplary weekend at the Cognizant Classic to kick of the the "Florida Swing" at PGA National. Jake Knapp fired a sizzling 59 on Thursday to jump out to a lead but was not able to keep the good playing going through 72 holes as he and the rest of the field were passed by Highsmith on the weekend to grab the title. Luke Clanton made another PGA Tour cut and got his tour card through the PGA Tour University accelerated program. It has been a spectacular and unique rise for Clanton who has done it mostly by great play in PGA Tour tournaments. We even dare to raise the question about the number one amatuer in the world... Would Keegan Bradley think about making him a captains pick for the Ryder Cup this fall? With Angel Cabrera coming back to the Masters and a former Australian biker gang member qualifying for the Open Championship at Royal Portrush, we dig into some of the felonies committed during PGA Tour events. Jeff will also discuss a current legal situation between Tony Finau and some agents he had early in his career. Tim dives into this week in YouTube golf which saw John Daly and his son take on Grant Horvat and Phil Mickelson as the big YouTube golf of the week. Subscribe to the Break80 Podcast on Apple, Spotify & YouTube for weekly golf content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Where does good golf live? That is the question that Chad Dietz was looking to answer when he started Foreward Golf. When Chad couldn't find golf clubs that satisfied him, he started his own company. Foreward Golf irons look to fill a void in the golf club industry by giving players a variety of options that fit them. What sets Foreward Golf apart from other companies is their process. Chad created a fitting process that players can use to find any brand of golf club that works for them. Foreward Golf is brand agnostic and they are committed to getting golfers fit into the clubs that work best for them, regardless of what brand that is. The Foreward Golf fitting process involves 8 elements that can affect the golf club and the golf swing. After going through the fitting process, you will get a prescription into what golf clubs, shafts and grips work best for your swing. Check out Foreward Golf on their website at www.foreward.golf Subscribe to the Break80 Golf Podcast at Apple, Spotify and YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Typically overlooked due to its lack of star power, the Mexico Open at VidantaWorld provided an amazing final round on Sunday filled with drama. Journeyman Brian Campbell bested rookie Aldrich Potgieter in a playoff for his first win on the PGA Tour. In a true David vs. Goliath matchup, the PGA Tour's longest hitter, Potgieter, was bested by possibly its shortest hitter Campbell to win the event. Campball is only averaging about 277 yards off the tee this season while Potgieter is number one in driving distance on tour, averaging over 320 yards off the tee. Potgieter struggled with his short game all day, and while Campbell also had his struggles, he did enough to get into a playoff. On the 2nd playoff hole, Campbell hit a tee shot into the woods and what looked to be a certain loss, but the golf gods had other plans and spit his ball back out into play and he would up making birdie to win the playoff and punch his ticket to Augusta National and the Masters, as well as a two year exemption on the PGA Tour. This week in YouTube golf saw the Bryan Bros. break 59 at PGA National with unlimited mulligans and the Good Good Golf guys played a worst ball round. Subscribe to the Break80 Podcast on Apple, Spotify and YouTube for weekly golf content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Good Good Golf fans will love this episode as Malosi Togisala joined the Break80 Podcast. Mo will talk about his life and how he got into golf, his rise on social media as Malosigolf and becoming a part of Good Good Golf last year. We will dive into some of the cool things that he has done in the past and some upcoming work that he will be doing with Good Good. We even talk a bit about Mo making a trip up to Minnesota for some golf. Subscribe to the Break80 Podcast on Apple, Spotify and YouTube for weekly golf content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ludvig Aberg used a dazzling display of ball striking on the back 9 to claim his second PGA Tour title at the Genesis Invitational at Torrey Pines. Maverick McNealy got out of the gates early to take a lead but was caught by Aberg on the 72nd hole where he birdied for the win. LIV Golf had their largest event of the season in Adelaide where Patrick Reed made an ace on the party hole and Joaquin Niemann and Torque GC took home the title. The fans in Australia showed out for this event and LIV responded by extending it through 2031 in Adelaide. We are starting a new segment this week called "The Week in YouTube Golf." This week we are talking about Bryson DeChambeau's Breaking 50 episode with Garrett Clark and Grant Horvat. We will also dive into Beef being added to the Foreplay Podcast and all that entails. Subscribe to the Break80 Podcast on Apple, Spotify & YouTube for weekly golf content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thomas Detry kept his foot on the gas pedal to win going away at the Waste Management Phoenix Open this week on the PGA Tour. Jordan from the Member-Guest podcast joined us this week as he is a regular at the WM Phoenix Open and breaks down the tournament, as well as running into Scottie Scheffler while out on the town in Scottsdale. Besides the Detry victory, Jordan Spieth was a big story as he had his best finish on the PGA Tour in about a year and easily the best he has played since coming back from injury. Scottie Scheffler had an interesting week as he had stretches of great golf and then stretches of average golf at best this week for the world's number 1 player. LIV Golf kicked off their season under the lights in Riyadh this week. Legion XIII won going away at this event and Adrien Meronk took home the individual title. It was an interesting event played under the lights as LIV has been about pushing the envelope with new things. It is a big year for LIV and we will talk about possible things to come on the tour. Subscribe to the Break80 Podcast on Apple, Spotify and YouTube for weekly golf content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Professional golf came through this week for fans, giving us everything we want: a great course, great players and challenging conditions. Rory McIlroy got his PGA Tour season kicked off in dramatic fashion with a 3 stroke victory at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. McIlroy took angles we haven't seen before at Pebble Beach with a display of power that course has not often seen. He also showed a more conservative approach game he patterned after Scottie Scheffler on his way to victory. Are big things in store for Rory McIlroy in 2025? Scottie Scheffler and Jordan Spieth came off injuries and were back in action. Scottie shook off the rust quickly, while Jordan Spieth really struggled in his 2025 debut. Speaking of comebacks, Ollie Schniederjans coming back from double hip replacement surgery in 2022, bested Bryson DeChambeau and Jaquin Niemann on the Asian Tour. LIV Golf kicks off their season this week in Saudi Arabia as they are under the lights for the opening of the season. It is a huge year for LIV with PIF negotiations and some of its largest stars on the last year of their contracts. Subscribe and follow the Break80 Podcast on Apple, Spotify and YouTube for weekly golf content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After an easy first round at Torrey Pines, the winds kicked up and the temperatures went down as player struggled with the conditions and a beast of a golf course at Torrey Pines South. Harris English made nine pars on the back nine to get his 5th career PGA Tour win at -8. Torrey again proved that a tough setup makes for a more competitive golf tournament for the best players in the world. LIV golf made some news this week as they signed YouTube golfer Rick Shiels to a deal. Shiels will do a variety of content at every LIV course they play on this year. Pat Perez also is in the LIV news this week as he hangs up the clubs and will pic up the microphone as part of the broadcast team. All that and more this week on the Break80 Podcast. Subscribe or follow the Break80 Podcast on Apple, Spotify and YouTube for weekly golf content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sepp Straka won a shootout in Palm Springs to take home the American Express Championship title. The tournament as always was a low scoring affair as many players got to -20 and Straka ended up hanging on for the victory. We talk about how to toughen up this tournament and a larger issue - slow play. The final group played in 5 hours and 40 minutes. Slow play has become inexcusable and needs to be addressed by the PGA Tour immediately. Tim has been all over the country golfing and in this episode he will give his travel tips to make your golf trip as smooth as possible. You will even be able to learn from some of our mistakes on this one. Subscribe to the Break80 Podcast on Apple, Spotify and YouTube for weekly golf content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nick Taylor wins the Sony Open in dramatic fashion - chipping in for eagle on the last hole to force a playoff before eventually winning the title in that playoff. We will talk Sony Open in Hawaii and how a short course holds up to the best players in the world. The PGA Tour is back to the mainland this week as the West Coast Swing starts in Palm Springs for the American Express Championship. A solid field of players will head to the desert for a tournament that is usually low scoring and played on three different golf courses. Last year's winner as an amateur, Nick Dunlap is back to defend his title in what is a pretty solid field. Interesting comments were made this week about LIV golf from both an exiting player and Fred Couples. We will discuss what is happening and what we think may happen with Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka when their contracts expire. President elect Donald Trump supposedly shot a 68 today to win a senior club championship, but something with it is fishy. Stay tuned till the end when we talk about a bizarre story about Trump shooting a 68 in a one-day senior club championship. Subscribe to the Break80 Podcast on Apple, Spotify and YouTube for weekly golf content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TGL finally made its long awaited debut and even though Tiger Woods did not play this first week, it was considered a success with over 3 million viewers on ESPN for the two-hour event. We discuss the things we liked and some needed improvements as well as what may be to come for TGL. Hideki Matsuyama shot -35 to break the all-time PGA Tour scoring record at the Sentry Championship in Hawaii. Every single player in the field shot under par at this traditionally low scoring event. The 2025 season is under way in pro golf and we will discuss both this event, the upcoming Sony Open and the LIV schedule for the 2025 season. The local Minnesota Golf Association championship schedule is out and we will be talking about some of the venues for championship amateur golf in Minnesota. The MGA will be at X-Golf Apple Valley on the January 16th for an event, so get there and check it out if you can. Subscribe to the Break80 Podcast on Apple, Spotify & YouTube and check out our free newsletter on Substack for weekly golf news and content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was a wild 2024 for the Break80 Podcast. We will do a quick recap for the year, including our best and worst moments, how our handicap and games are doing and some of the big moments from the year. With the PGA Tour season and 2025 a day away, we are making some bold predictions from the world of golf in 2025. This includes predictions from professional golf, our own games and golf equipment. You won't want to miss this to see if any of our bold predictions come true. Subscribe to the Break80 Podcast on Apple and Spotify. You can also watch the podcast on YouTube. For more in depth weekly coverage, subscribe to the Break80 Golf Newsletter on substack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, The Match returns and it is heading to Las Vegas with a star studded lineup. Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka from LIV will be playing against Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler from the PGA at Shadow Creek. If you haven't heard, Shadow Creek is the most expensive green fee in America and is kind of geared towards high rollers and celebrities when they are in town, but a couple of the Break80 Podcast guys have played it and are here to tell the story. Mike and Tim are joined by Chris Eikenberg, who setup the trip and we will be talking all about our day trip to Las Vegas and playing Shadow Creek. From the limo ride to the course, the service at the course and of course the golf course itself, which is a marvel of engineering, we cover it all for you on this episode of Travel Talk. Subscribe to the Break80 Podcast on Apple, Spotify and/or YouTube for weekly golf content. To dive even deeper into golf, check out the Break80 Newsletter on Substack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike and Tim were joined by Kevin Norby of Norby Golf Course Design to talk golf course architecture. Norby Golf Course Design has done some exceptional work around the United States, including The Club at Golden Valley, Minnesota Valley Country Club, Fox Hills, Coal Creek and many others. Kevin dives into his background, including getting into the business almost by accident and how that has become his career of now more than 30 years. With this experience, he has many stories to tell about how golf course architecture has changed and what the future may have in store. Subscribe to the Break80 Podcast on Apple and Spotify for weekly golf content. For even more from the golf world, subscribe to our YouTube channel and the Break80 Newsletter on Substack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The invention of professional skateboarder, Justin Eldridge, Number Thirty Three's golf tee toothpick ads an essence of cool back into golf. A mixture between the 1980s tough guy and a new age wave of streetwear into golf, No. 33 packaging says "GOLF WITH FLAVOR." The tee comes in 5 available flavors or in a variety pack. Eldridge is also expanding into apparel with different drops planned for 2024/25 that will bring his unique California skating style into the golf community. The company has partnered with different courses, events and professional tournaments to bring a little flavor and has the ability to do custom taste experiences upon request (large orders). Whether it is the apparel or tee side of the business, No. 33 is sure to be a focus point on the first tee. Subscribe to the Break80 Podcast on Apple, Spotify and YouTube for weekly golf content. For more in depth golf coverage, check out the Break80 Golf Newsletter on Substack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As Bandon Dunes makes the news this week for changing to a lottery system for getting reservations to the resort, Jeff and Mike are here to share their experience at Bandon Dunes. As part of a larger group this past July, the Break80 guys played all 7 courses and stayed on site. In this episode, we will talk about getting to Bandon and planning for the trip, what to expect out of the resort and of course all the golf courses. We will give some rankings on the courses, how to handle the par 3 courses and some of our favorite holes and moments from the trip. Subscribe and follow the Break80 Podcast on Apple, Spotify and YouTube for weekly golf content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After releasing their top 100 overall courses last week, GOLF magazine is back with their 2024 top 100 public course list. We will discuss the list and try to determine which ones are overrated and which are underrated. Tim has played roughly half of these courses and will provide some insight into many of them. Rory McIlroy won yet another DP World Tour title this week and we will talk about the possibility of him being the greatest modern European golfer ever. There were also 10 players that moved onto the PGA Tour out of the DP World Tour. The PGA Tour heads to Sea Island, Georgia for the fall finale and the last chance for players to get into the top 125 and secure their tour card for next season. Finally, has Charlie Hull come up with the answer for slow play in professional golf? We give our thoughts on this plague on professional golf and if her plan would work. Subscribe to the Break80 Podcast on Apple, Spotify and YouTube for weekly golf content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ODIN Golf started as a way to provide cost effective great golf balls to a group of guys that would frequently lose them in the woods and has developed into a tech/subscription service that provides two great types of golf balls at the most affordable price on market. The X1 was independent evaluated by My Golf Spy as a 99.7 score when compared to the ProV1 and the X as a lower cost mid handicap ball scored fantastically as well. Originally a West Coast dream the company is now based out of Berlin but their laid back attitude holds true to their roots. Their ball subscription service allows for discounted and continuous reloads for your golf needs. Subscribe to the Break80 Podcast on Apple, Spotify and YouTube for weekly golf content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GOLF Magazine came out with their annual top 100 courses in the United States list this week. We will discuss many of the courses and ask the question... would Augusta National be in the top 10 if it wasn't for the Masters? Pine Valley again is number one on this years list and we will talk about what sets it apart. A pair of Minnesota courses made the list with both Interlachen and White Bear Yacht Club in the top 100. We take a deep dive into which courses we think are overrated and which are underrated. We will talk a little pro golf as well this week as both the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour are winding down their fall seasons and there are tour cards on the line. Subscribe to the Break80 Podcast on Apple, Spotify and YouTube for weekly golf content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Jacoby family joins Tim to discuss Holiday gifts. The Steurer & Jacoby Company has a rich history of creating unique golf bags. These one of a kind and small batch golf bags are handcrafted from high quality tweed, tartan and leather and are sure to stand out amongst a sea of OEM stand and cart bags. With 6 different bag types, ranging in number of pockets, pocket location, rigidity and size, these bags stay similar in one way, the small S&J etching below the handle. The classic style bags mesh well with Hickory golf, and Steurer & Jacoby assist and participate in supporting this niche but growing form of golf.  Website:https://steurerjacoby.com Subscribe to the Break80 Podcast on Apple, Spotify or YouTube for weekly golf content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tim sat down with the Head Golf Professional, Superintendent and the architect that renovated the Club at Golden Valley on this profiles episode of The Club at Golden Valley. Formerly known as the Golden Valley Country Club, The Club at Golden Valley changed their name as part of the re-opening this year. Kevin Norby of Norby Golf Course Design was in charge of restoring this A.W. Tillinghast classic in suburban Minneapolis. Kevin did a masterful job on the renovation and in this episode he will talk about the challenges faced on the project and how great it turned out. Tim will start by digging into some history and we will hear from the superintendent and head professional about that history, and some complications finding some of the history due to clubhouse fires over the years. Subscribe to the Break80 Podcast on Apple & Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After talking a bit about the Zozo championship in Japan, the podcast gets into something we know a bit about - breaking eighty. We will go into what is needed to break 80 and some tips for doing so. We will even dive into our own games to talk about what we need to work on to improve. Tim hits the road again this week as he heads to North Carolina to take on Tot Hill Farm among other courses. Subscribe to the Break80 Podcast on Apple, Spotify & YouTube for weekly golf content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tim sat down with Doug Schroder of the Kansas City parks department to discuss Swope Memorial's historic renovation and restoration work approved Thursday, October 25 by city Council. Kansas City Golf guy goes into great detail about the courses past and it's a W Tillinghast design as well as changes throughout the years that took it away from its intention and how an $8.5 million restoration will return it to greatness.  Subscribe to the Break80 Podcast for weekly golf content. We can be found on Apple, Spotify and YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JT Poston wins in Las Vegas this week and the guys on the pod are going to play some JT trivia to see who is better during the 2024 season - JT Poston or JT (Justin Thomas). Has golf gone mad with its current pricing? $750 for tickets to the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black and $160 for tickets to the inaugural season of TGL, has the golf world, and sports world in general gone mad when it comes to pricing?? Donald Trump brought golf onto the campaign trail this week when he was in Pennsylvania and talked about how impressive Arnold Palmer was in the showers and was also on X in a spat with Mark Cuban and said he had slow ball speed. We will discuss if maybe ball speed should be a prerequisite to be President of the United States. Follow and subscribe to the Break80 Podcast for weekly golf content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Three time Olympic golf physical therapist Jason Stodelle joins Top 100 Tim on the podcast. Stodelle has been on location for over 300 golf events including the PGA Tour, Olympics and Presidents Cup. He discusses the most common golf injuries, how to be proactive and reactive and how the average golfer can benefit from an exercise and stretching routine.  Listen in to hear about the life of a PT on the road as he visits 19 plus PGA Tour stops and year and sees over 125 players a day. Better understand the use of different PT tools in getting players ready for their rounds and some of the steps you can take to get ready yourself. Subscribe to the Break80 Podcast on Apple, Spotify & YouTube for weekly golf content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Break80 Podcast is kicking off a new travel segment and for the first episode we brought in Eric Hart aka Mobilegolfer on social media. Eric has played about 750 courses around the world while working as a golf travel writer. Today is all things Ireland golf as Eric has been there multiple times. He will break down Irish golf by region and talk about all of the courses that should be on your must play list. Not only will Eric talk about the golf courses to play, he will also go into the essentials that are needed to golf in Ireland. Besides the golf, Eric will get into places to stay, things to see and general Ireland travel tips for listeners who may be planning on making the trip across the Atlantic. This is a great listen if you have been to Ireland already or you are thinking about planning your dream Irish golf trip. You will want to get your notebook out for this one! Subscribe to the Break80 Podcast on Apple or Spotify for weekly content from the world of golf and make sure to like and/or review the podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the talks of this years U.S. Amateur Championship at Hazeltine was that of Garrett Engle. Garrett is a senior at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and as he made it to the round of 16, the talk was not of his victories, but rather of his grip. Garrett Engle employs a split handed grip, which is one of a kind in the world of high level golf. Garrett owns his grip and swing and it has suited him well as a high level amateur. He will talk about college golf and of course, his grip - which brought about national attention this summer. Subscribe to the Break80 Podcast on Apple & Spotify for weekly golf content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joshua Haywood, the founder of Haywood Golf joined Tim to talk all about Haywood Golf. Haywood Golf is a Canadian company based in Vancouver that specializes in high quality golf equipment sold directly to consumers. Haywood golf builds all their clubs in Canada and every product is built to order. Joshua will discuss how he came to start the company and talk about how it has changed over time. Haywood started making non-conforming wedges, but has morphed into a company that produces conforming clubs throughout the bag. They have even moved into golf bags and accessories recently to round out their offerings. If you are looking for a little inside into club manufacturing, this is the episode for you. The Break80 Podcast can be found on both Apple & Spotify. We appreciate you listening and would love to hear your feedback, so please rate the podcast when you get a chance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a shocking first two days, where both teams swept the points and were tied 5-5, the U.S. team rolled to another Presidents Cup victory over the international team. This brings the USA's Presidents Cup record to 13-1-1 in the 30 years of the event. We will talk about the event, give individual grades and try to figure out a way to make this event more competitive in the future. Is a mixed team event the answer? Is there no way to change the format and the international team just needs to get better? These are the questions we will attempt to answer this week on the Break 80 Podcast. Subscribe to the Break80 Podcast for weekly content from the world of golf. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the golf season winds down, there are some events to wrap up seasons on various tours. LIV had their team championship in Dallas where Cam Smith and Ripper GC came through with the win and took home the cash. We are talking the future of LIV Golf and where they may go moving forward. Billy Horschel beat Rory in a playoff at Wentworth to win the BMW PGA Championship on the DP World Tour. Rory eagled 17 to tie the lead and birdied both playoff holes but it wasn't enough as Billy Horschel eagled the second playoff hole to secure the victory. Tim traveled to the Wisconsin Dells and is going to fill us in on what the golf scene is like in the midwest resort town. Finally, it is President's Cup week and we will talk about what it takes to make this event better... hint, the International team needs to win a few. We are talking Royal Montreal Golf Club and some predictions on who will be the MVP and what pairings should happen. Subscribe to the Break80 Podcast for weekly golf content! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was an eventful week in golf even if much of the season is over. There was epic coffee golf this week as the Irish Open was at the number one ranked golf course in the world according to Golf Digest, Royal County Down. We will discuss the golf course and the tournament which saw Rasmus Hojgaard birdie 4 of the last 5 holes and got a little bit of help from Rory McIlroy on his way to the win. The Solheim Cup came back home as the United States team won for the first time since 2017 at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club outside of Washington D.C. LIV Golf finished their individual season at Chicago as Jon Rahm won the season long individual championship. We will discuss what could be coming with LIV and whether or not it has been successful. Tim traveled to the Big Apple this week and played Ferry Point while he was in New York City. He will give his impressions of his first time in NYC. Subscribe to the Break80 Podcast on Apple & Spotify for weekly golf content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With golf season in a little bit of a lull, we have a potpourri of topics on the podcast this week. These include crazy golf sayings off reddit, the wildest golf courses in the world, worst golf swings in movies and the best halfway house foods in America. There is some golf to talk about this week as the Solheim Cup will take place in Virginia at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club and LIV Golf has their individual championship in Chicago with some players facing relegation at years end. Subscribe to the Break80 Podcast on Apple & Spotify and make sure to share the podcast with all the golf sickos in your life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scottie Scheffler won the Tour Championship at East Lake, well sort of, as he actually got 3rd in the event with Collin Morikawa winning the actual tournament and getting OWGR points for the win. We will talk about the FedEx Cup and the Tour Championship as changes need to be made by the PGA Tour to make this event more fan friendly. The creator classic also took place at East Lake and was heavily viewed, we give our thoughts on that event as well from East Lake. The podcast was in Brainerd this past weekend watching the CRMC Classic on PGA Tour Americas. We talked to some players, saw Neil Shipley's math equations and played some golf at Craguns the day after the tournament ended. Captain's picks are in for the Presidents Cup and we have some thoughts. American captain Jim Furyk went with the 7-12 ranked players in the standings and did nothing controversial with his picks, but don't worry, we will savage a few anyway. Subscribe to the Break80 Podcast on Apple & Spotify for weekly golf content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices